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  • Should smokefree indoor areas = vapefree areas?

    … The NZ Ministry of Health is currently reviewing public submissions on options … laws and policies. It is timely that the Ministry of Health is considering whether and how to allow access to … remains unclear) or move nicotine-users to where their health is at lower risk of harm. However, regulatory changes …
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  • After the new law for smokefree cars for Kiwi kids, what next?

    … what can we learn from the process for smokefree and wider health matters? Why was the policy process for the law so … on. There may be current windows globally arising from the COVID-19 pandemic upheaval because of: (a) politicians may be less …
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  • Limiting the size of single serve sugary drinks: New NZ study on health and cost impacts

    … Through these two mechanisms we predicted the resulting health gains in quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) and health system costs over the remaining life course of the NZ … to the NZ health system of NZ$1.65 billion [b] (95% UI: 1.19 b to 2.24 b) over the lifespan of the cohort. We estimated …
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  • Housing and urban regeneration in Aotearoa New Zealand

    … housing deprivation often experience further debilitating health consequences, with impacts on their education and … shortages and  homelessness, as occurred in the pre-COVID period to 2020. We also need to account for other … infectious diseases, such as rheumatic fever and COVID-19. K ā inga Ora also closely monitors strategies for …
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  • What does the EY Tobacco Excise Tax Evaluation Report mean for reaching the Smokefree 2025 Goal?

    … on the Ernst and Young (EY) report to the Ministry of Health, which evaluated tobacco excise tax increases as a … a high priority on improving and safeguarding the public health, including progressing key public health initiatives such as the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 goal. …
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  • Minimum pricing of alcohol: what does the evidence say?

    … Jennie Connor, University of Otago, researches the public health impacts of alcohol policy in NZ   Last month Justice … minimum price policy on alcohol prevents harm (and reduces health inequalities) appears to be stronger than Collins … in terms of quality-adjusted life-years.” In the public health field, we seldom see policy packages that have such a …
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  • Artificially sweetened beverages: What does the latest evidence tell us on health benefits versus harm?

    … (ASBs). But there are multiple concerns about potential health risks of ASBs – although limited evidence and hard … summarise current evidence, to inform the public, public health practitioners and policy makers. In NZ there are … in patients consuming ASBs was 1.15 (CI: 1.11 to 1.19) compared to patients not consuming ASBs [8]. In addition …
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  • Risk proportionate regulation of nicotine and tobacco products: More rhetoric than reality

    … cause harm through addiction.   In Aotearoa, major health groups agree smoked tobacco and vaping products should … 1, 2   International researchers , leading Māori health organisations (e.g.,  Hāpai te Hauora ) and the  Ministry of Health  have issued similar calls. In recent Cabinet papers …
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  • Tobacco industry interference: Is the new Government meeting its international obligations?

    … smokefree legislation. Ratified by Aotearoa, the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control … tobacco companies  until 2021 , after which it reports 19 engagements with tobacco companies, in line with Article … What you're talking about is, in about four years' time, a 19-year-old won't be able to buy a tobacco product - the …
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  • Digesting things further: High dietary salt intakes are almost certainly problematic

    … We recently did a blog post on dietary salt and health , particularly with regard to a new large prospective … the totality of the available evidence is sufficient for health authorities to continue taking a range of … to the overall evidence around salt being harmful to health – and undoubtedly so at high levels. Additionally, our …
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